Lexical Definition
סַנְבַלַּט Çanballaṭ (san-bal-lat') Sanballat N:N-M-P
of foreign origin
Sanballat.
- § Sanballat = "strength"
- Sanballat, a Persian satrap of Samaria
1) a Moabite of Horonaim and the opponent of Nehemiah and the returned exiles in their goal of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
Brown-Driver-Briggs
סַנְבַּלַּט (so Baer; van d. H. Ginsb סַנְבַלַּט) proper name, masculine leader of Samaritan opponents of Nehemiah: Neh 2:10; Neh 2:19; Neh 3:33*; Neh 4:1*; Neh 6:1; Neh 6:2; Neh 6:5; Neh 6:12; Neh 6:14; Neh 13:28 (Babylonian, = Sin-uballi‰, Sin gave life SchrCOT Neh 2:10).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Nehemiah | 2:10 · 2:19 · 3:33* · 4:1* · 6:1 · 6:2 · 6:5 · 6:12 · 6:14 · 13:28 |
Profile
Female • Priest's wife • Married to a grandson of the high priest Eliashib
Woman living at the time of Exile and Return - unnamed daughter of Sanballat
The daughter of Sanballat the Horonite was married to a grandson of the high priest Eliashib.
- A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, inferred at Neh.13.28;
- only referred to as daughter_of_Sanballat סַנְבַלַּט;
- unnamed daughter of: Sanballat סַנְבַלַּט;
- wife of son_of_Joiada יוֹיָדָע.
The daughter of Sanballat is mentioned in Nehemiah 13:28 as being married to a grandson of the high priest Eliashib. Sanballat was the governor of Samaria and an opponent of Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild Jerusalem. This marriage between a member of the high priestly family and the daughter of a prominent adversary was considered a serious breach of the covenant and a defilement of the priesthood. Nehemiah took decisive action by driving the offending priest away from Jerusalem.
All entries for daughter of Sanballat: סַנְבַלַּט
Related Profiles:
- Sanballat (father)
- son_of_Joiada (spouse)